The U.S. has updated its Missile Technology Control Regime.

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed a national security memorandum updating the operational procedures of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR - English version), as reported by the Russian service of "Voice of America." Interagency structures are instructed to facilitate the transfer of missiles and unmanned systems to partners with "strong export control systems."

The U.S. aims to curb unauthorized transfers of advanced dual-use technologies or expertise.

The memorandum states that the introduced changes will assist the United States in achieving defense objectives shared with close allies. The U.S. will maintain its "leading role in nonproliferation and export control policy," as emphasized in the document.

Thus, partners with effective export control systems will find it easier to access missile technologies. However, the transfer of complete production capabilities for the independent manufacture of "certain types of products" is excluded, as noted in the memorandum.

On April 30, 2024, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a comprehensive report explaining, among other things: "The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) is an informal grouping of states aimed at missile nonproliferation, within which guidelines for the export control of relevant goods and technologies are developed. The MTCR was established in 1987 and currently includes 35 countries (Russia has been participating since 1995)."